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Johnboy Liked a reply to forum topic Shimano/TRP Maven - S-tier braking (Shaven/Traven)
6/18/2026 6:18am
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mqOoXIL No servowave, but have been faultless (2-3yrs) so far.
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alonzobutler Added a reply to Shimano's New XT M8200 Mechanical Drivetrain: Tech Info and Discussion
6/17/2026 5:24pm I certainly hope so. Shimano's current shifter feel is awesome. I have X01 mechanical on my bike, and I much prefer the shifter feel (and shifting) of my wife's XT groupset. Honestly, I also prefer the shifter feel of the 10-speed Deore on my fat bike to the X01. The Shimano stuff just feels more directly connected than the SRAM...
bnsleit Liked a reply to forum topic Mini Mullets?
6/17/2026 11:28am
Sunday mini mullet, feels weird and fun
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alonzobutler Added a reply to Mini Mullets?
6/16/2026 4:57pm Yes, you definitely should because that sounds awesome.
slimshady Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/13/2026 12:46pm
Excuse my French, but could we fucking please stop calling bikes "analog", "acoustic", or -the worst I've heard- "bio"? Bikes are bikes. Ebikes are something else. Now get off my fucking lawn you punks!
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DontWorryImAPilot Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/11/2026 3:45pm
I was listening to a road biking podcast recently. One of the guests on the podcast is currently a DS for a bigger team and used to be a world tour rider. One of the things that came up in discussion is how absolutely insane the new generation of riders are. They are SO fast. They are SO good in their training. They are SO dialed in their nutrition and recovery. The guest made a point to bring up an interesting-to-me factoid: They can't let the younger riders anywhere near the big-name riders during team training rides. None of them...
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Buckets Up Liked a reply to forum topic Mini Mullets?
6/11/2026 3:40pm
I have a Commencal Clash I can set up super-mini-mullet (26” front, 24” rear). On the right trails it is super duper fun.
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TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
6/10/2026 12:42pm
In theory, yes - thats why Push has a 50 hour "speed service" for the nine-one that lets you drain the old oil and fill it back up without disassembly, but for other brands its normally worth opening things up to make sure nothing is wearing out. Maybe after a while you would get a feel for how its holding up (if the oil was discolouring each time it means something is wearing or seals are failing) and you could extend things further without a rebuild. This was basically what we did with the old open bath marzocchis and it...
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alonzobutler Added a reply to Suspension Component Technology/Functionality Discussion
6/9/2026 2:56pm Here's something I was thinking about the other day while day dreaming about a park bike: if you were to equip a coil USD fork, like a Dorado Comp, with an open-bath damper, could you just pour the old oil out, pour new oil in, then call it a day for most services? I know that seals have to be...
TheSuspensionLabNZ Liked a reply to forum topic Kinematics
6/9/2026 2:44pm
Yeah a long, sustained berm high-g can compress the suspension at slower speeds on certain bikes so the HBO is less effective. You can feel this with some bikes that can bottom out just by bouncing in the carpark or preloading for a bunnyhop but don't bottom out when you land that bunnyhop, or even very often on the trail. Its probably too soft for you one way or another but it does show how bottom outs can occur in unusual places. But yes this does normally happen on less progressive frames, and it does mean you run out of...
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alonzobutler Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/9/2026 2:40pm You know what? That's actually quite fair. While the bike obviously looks silly at first glance, a few of them would probably be a decent purchase for a well-funded trail association for trail maintenance purposes.
MrDuck Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/9/2026 2:30pm
Well..my first reaction was the same. On a second thought, disregarding the ridiculous price...I'd be more keen to have this than most e-bikes that came out recently. I generally don't enjoy riding e-bikes, so if I do, it's for trail building. I'd actually take this thing for carrying tools etc. Maybe I'm just low key trying to repeat my "ebike isn't a mtb" thing, as in my view an emtb fits somewhere between a shovel and a VW Jetta, but for such purpose it actually makes some sense. But then again you look at the price and I'm back to...
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alonzobutler Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/9/2026 11:50am It doesn't seem real. Does this appeal to anyone? Maybe they'll sell them all in Dubai to guys driving jacked-up, six-wheeled G-Wagons or something.
collinmcballin Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/9/2026 11:06am
hey Blake. stay tuned on this, hopefully later this year. I'll try to make announcements. if you follow my youtube/instagram you'll know I've been trying to shut up bikes for 10 years LOL final stages of design making my way to first prototypes this month 😀
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Konda Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/9/2026 11:06am
Spends 18,500 on a bike Oh, you want to come and collect it? That'll be another 90 please.
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bulletbass man Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/9/2026 11:04am
A rich man’s city bike.
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alonzobutler Added a comment about bike check Zerode G3
6/4/2026 12:34pm
This bike looks like it came back to 2026 from the future. A silent smasher.
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HexonJuan Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/4/2026 12:30pm
There is something to be said for our ability to suck up the high tension drag caused by idlers on high pivot designs but bemoan the low tension drag on chain guides. Been thinking of revisiting a guide just to see how the new leaving angle of the chain from guide to the derailleur affects cage movement during suspension cycling.
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DontWorryImAPilot Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/3/2026 12:10pm
"The industry needs as many cheap aluminum double crown bikes as it can handle. Bike park laps on these types of bikes is in my opinion the purest form of the sport. Just having as much fun as possible all day long with bikes that don't financially ruin you." A super fun bike sold today means a super fun bike designed to be ridden a little more safely sold tomorrow. For sports like mtb, I think the hard part is getting people to try it. As soon as someone's in, they're in for a while and for at least a...
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monarchmason Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker
6/2/2026 10:28am
Quite the AI stuffed into this little whip.
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